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The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has congratulated Nigerian-born nurse and social media personality, Bemi Orojuogun, popularly known as “London Bus Aunty”, on the naming of a London bus stop in her honour. The Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, described the “recognition as a remarkable achievement and a source of pride to Nigeria and the Nigerian diaspora.” In a statement issued on Friday by NiDCOM Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Dabiri-Erewa said, “Mrs Orojuogun’s journey demonstrates how passion, authenticity and a positive representation of one’s heritage can create an impact far beyond the shores of Nigeria.”…

Australian police have charged a man who allegedly joined the Ukrainian military and sought to provide information about its activities to people he suspected were Russian agents.Vladimir Teslov, a dual Russian-Australian citizen, appeared in court on Friday after the Australian federal police (AFP) charged him with an attempted foreign interference. The offence carries a 20-year prison sentence.Police alleged the 27-year-old travelled to Russia to undergo military-style training in October 2024.When Teslov returned to Australia later that year, he maintained contact “with individuals he believed were connected to Russian intelligence services”, police alleged.In May last year, he allegedly travelled to Ukraine…

In an aerial view, farmers use combine harvesters to harvest a wheat field near the city of Bila Tserkva on August 4, 2023 in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Ed Ram | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRussia and Ukraine continue to attack one another’s port infrastructure, blocking shipments from the “breadbasket of Europe” and driving up wheat prices, and adding to a grim cocktail of factors afflicting global food supply. The two vast nations are estimated to produce around a quarter of the world’s grain exports. The warring countries exported nearly 100 million metric tons of grain between them in the…

Love is blind. In Stupid Never Dies, it is also frozen solid and technically dead as Davy, the weakest zombie in monster society, discovers Julia’s body in a shopping centre and falls in love at first sight. He wants to bring her back to life and take her on a date. Unfortunately, that means defeating the King of Monsters (KOM) and accidentally saving humanity along the way.This is the gloriously ridiculous setup for this forthcoming action RPG from GPTrack50, a new studio founded by former Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi. Its world looks much like ours, except that monsters have always…

One success story however comes from the Holnicote Estate in Somerset, where the introduction of beavers to create wetlands has helped the area remain green and lush despite this summer’s drought.The National Trust said the scheme showed the value of “nature-based solutions”, in which natural features such as rivers connected with floodplains and wildlife including beavers are used to deliver benefits for landscapes and people.Ben Eardley, project manager at Holnicote, said: “For generations as a nation we’ve drained wetlands, straightened rivers and moved water off the land as quickly as possible.”Here we’ve reversed that approach, and the results are remarkable.”Updating…

Chelsea have confirmed their squad numbers for the 2026/27 season, with several players handed new shirt numbers ahead of the new campaign. The biggest change sees João Pedro take over the No. 9 shirt after an impressive debut season at Stamford Bridge. The Brazilian was named Chelsea’s Player of the Year last season and will now wear the number traditionally associated with the club’s leading striker. Liam Delap, who previously wore No. 9, has been moved to the No. 12 shirt. There are also changes elsewhere in the squad, with Wesley Fofana switching to the No. 3 shirt. Summer signing…

With Outer Banks coming to an end, Madison Bailey wants to spread her wings as she contemplates the future of her career. The openly pansexual actress recently discussed the “lack of queer representation” on the Netflix show, which released its fifth and final season on Thursday, revealing that she wishes her character Kiara came out as LGBTQ on the show, and she wants to play a queer character next. “It’s never too late! It’s literally never too late,” she told OUT. “Especially with the lack of queer representation on this show, I’m really happy that people can still connect to…

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Activist group says the ‘twisted’ Hong Kong judicial system had long ago decided that the pair were guilty.Published On 21 Aug 202621 Aug 2026A Hong Kong court has found two pro-democracy activists guilty on national security charges in a trial widely viewed as exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the Chinese city.Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were found guilty of “incitement to subversion” for their role in organising candlelit vigils to mark Beijing’s deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, in a Hong Kong…

Nume Ekeghe with agency reports South Africa’s Standard Bank Group is in talks to acquire a stake in Nigerian fintech company, OPay Digital Services, ahead of the payments company’s planned listing in the United States, Bloomberg has reported. The proposed investment would give the banking group by assets a position in OPay before the fintech seeks to raise capital on the US market. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Standard Bank was seeking to acquire the stake ahead of the initial public offering, although the size of the proposed investment and the percentage stake being targeted remain unknown.…